Global football, on one scaleUpdated 28 Oct 2026 · Results to 25 Oct 2026
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Club · Scottish Premiership · Tier 3

Celtic

The short answerCeltic are 103rd in the world on The Beaumont Index, rated 1480, with a plausible range of 59th to 183rd. That makes them 0.11 goals per 90 minutes worse than an average club from Europe's top five leagues, and 1st of 12 in the Scottish Premiership.

Our verdictA top-200 club in the world, the best side in its league on our numbers. Results are running well ahead of the football, so expect some regression. Form is steady.
Club profile

What this club is made of

World rank103Likely range 59–183
Rating1480
League rank1 of 12
Points per game2.67
Expected points per game2.19
Points vs expected+4.3
Trend steady
Confidencehigh
Strongest pillar

First XI

How good the usual starting eleven is

Squad depth

How much quality there is beyond the first eleven

Lowest pillar

Star spread

How evenly quality is shared. Low means the team leans on one or two stars

Squad age curve

How many minutes go to players in their peak years

Percentiles from 0 to 100: 90 means better than 90% of clubs in the league, or in the world. Higher means more of that quality. The profile describes the club. It is not part of the score. Missing bars mean there is not enough data yet. How the profile works.

This season they are taking 2.67 points a game from 9 matches, while their performances have been worth 2.19. That is 4.3 points more than the football deserved, which our model calls lucky. Their opponents this season have averaged a rating of 1292, a tougher schedule than the Scottish Premiership average.

For context, the next one below is Rangers, rated 1469. Their lead over the second-best side is 11 rating points.

Compared with the rest of their league, their style stands out for very high passes completed close to goal, very high possession and very high touches in the opposition box.

On rating, they play like a tier-2 side, 2 tiers above the level of their own league.

The Scottish Premiership itself is 32nd in our world league ranking, where its average club is 1.49 goals per 90 worse than the top-five average.

How sure are we? Confidence in this rating is high: the range of 59th to 183rd is where the club's true world rank sits four times in five. Results to 25 Oct 2026.

World club ranking · World league ranking · How it works

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